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GHCi doesn't qualify types anymore

M.hs contains:

module M where

import qualified Prelude as P

f n = n P.+ 1

g h (P.Just x) = P.Just (h x)
g _ P.Nothing  = P.Nothing

GHC 7.10.3 behaves as expected:

$ ghci-7.10.3 -ignore-dot-ghci M.hs 
GHCi, version 7.10.3: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
[1 of 1] Compiling M                ( M.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: M.
*M> :browse
f :: P.Num a => a -> a
g :: (t -> a) -> P.Maybe t -> P.Maybe a
*M> :t f
f :: P.Num a => a -> a
*M> :t g
g :: (t -> a) -> P.Maybe t -> P.Maybe a

However, GHC HEAD drops the module qualifiers

$ ghci-7.11.20151209 -ignore-dot-ghci M.hs
GHCi, version 7.11.20151209: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
[1 of 1] Compiling M                ( M.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: M.
*M> :browse
f :: Num a => a -> a
g :: (t -> a) -> Maybe t -> Maybe a
*M> :t f
f :: Num a => a -> a
*M> :t g
g :: (t -> a) -> Maybe t -> Maybe a
*M> Nothing :: Maybe ()

<interactive>:4:12: error:
    Not in scope: type constructor or class ‘Maybe’
    Perhaps you meant ‘P.Maybe’ (imported from Prelude)
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Version 7.11
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority highest
Resolution Unresolved
Component GHCi
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